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Capital: Tnllahasscc Congressional Districts: 15 1970 Population: 5,739,443 Counties: 67 National Rank: 9 Voting Precincts: 2.973 1970 Per Capita Incone:$3.$84 1972 Convention Delegates: 81 National Rank: 29 1972 Electoral Votes: 15 gal OFFICE HOLDERS Year First Elected to s Home Partz_ Elected Present Term Vote 0.5. Senator Edward J. Gurney R 1968 1968 55.9% 0.5. Senator Lawton Chilcs 0 1970 1970 $3.9 Governor Reuben Askew D 1970 1970 56.9 Lt. Governor Ton Adams D 1970 1970 56.9 Secretary of State Richard 8. Stone 0 1970 1970 56.6 Attorney General Robert L. Shevin D 1970 1970 61.4 LEGISMTIVE WIPOSITION ESEEEEEEE Rn blicans Congressional Delegation 11 4 State Senate 25 14 State House 77 43 POPULNTION 1970 Population: 6,789,443 Ethnic and Racial: Urban: 80.51 ﬂhite: 84.1% Cuban: 3.7% Rural: 19.51 Black: 15.5% German: 1.8% Age: 18-20: $58,000 (16 0*) Other: .41 21-24: 450,000 ' Median Age: 32-3 years 25-44: 1,651,000 (32.3) Median Voting Age: 46.5 45-64: 1,571,000 (30.8‘) “bite Collar: 49.8% 65+: 1,075,000 (21.1%) Blue Collar: 32.0% VOTE—R w ' - Lenora—=5. _ *9 licens ,._ $222.5. L m '2,394,604 68.7 974,999 28.0 117,855 5.4 3,487,458 PRESIDENTIAL VOTES - 1972 Nixon 72. 1% McGovern E27.9%§ 1968 Nixon 386,794 (41%) “mm? 676.794 (3m "3113“ 624.207 (29%) 1964 Johnson 943'sao (511;) “14'3"” 905.941 (49%) 196° Kim“? 748,400 (49%) "130“ 795.476 (519.)